On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
He would make a short prayer in the morning, and a long prayer at night; and, strange as it may seem, few men would at times appear more devotional than he.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
Source
gutenberg.orgHe would make a short prayer in the morning, and a long prayer at night; and, strange as it may seem, few men would at times appear more devotional than he.
From his autobiography, Douglass describes the outwardly devout but inwardly deceptive religious practices of his enslaver, Covey.
Share
More from Frederick Douglass
The nation or people which shall comply with them will rise, and those which violate them will fall, and perhaps will disappear altogether.
They cannot be coaxed or driven to vote with their enemies against their friends.